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Gniesmer S, Sonntag SR, Schiemenz C, Ranjbar M, Heindl LM, Varde MA, Emmert S, Grisanti S, Kakkassery V. Diagnosis and treatment of malignant eyelid tumors. Ophthalmologie 2024; 121:33-39. [PMID: 37851118 DOI: 10.1007/s00347-023-01945-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Malignant tumors of the eyelid are much less frequent than benign eyelid alterations. These are frequently incidental findings without symptoms which are often overlooked or misinterpreted by patients. OBJECTIVE This article gives an overview of clinical aspects, diagnostics and treatment of the five most common malignant eyelid tumors and exemplarily explains the essential principles of evidence-based treatment of malignant eyelid tumors. METHODS This narrative review was prepared based on a selective literature search. The depiction of the treatment of eyelid tumors is supported by illustrations of clinical cases. RESULTS The medical history and inspection provide initial indications of malignancy. Every eyelid change suspected of being malignant should be examined histologically to confirm a diagnosis. By far the most common malignant eyelid tumor in Europe is basal cell carcinoma, which metastasizes only in exceptional cases. Squamous cell carcinomas, sebaceous adenocarcinomas, melanomas and Merkel cell carcinomas occur much less frequently. In these cases, potential metastasis in particular must be considered when making the diagnosis and staging has to be initiated. Surgical excision into healthy tissue with tumor-free margins is the gold standard for malignant eyelid tumors. Non-surgical adjuvant or neoadjuvant forms of evidence-based treatment can be initiated based on the individual case to minimize the risk of recurrence and metastasis. CONCLUSION It is essential to recognize eyelid changes at an early stage, to classify them correctly and to initiate the appropriate treatment. The interaction between the general condition and the personal needs of a patient as well as state of the art medicine are the keys to a good personalized treatment.
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- S Gniesmer
- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, Medizinische Fakultät und Universitätsklinikum Köln, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany
- Centrum für Integrierte Onkologie (CIO) Aachen-Bonn-Köln-Düsseldorf, Köln, Germany
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- Augenklinik, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Augenklinik Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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Ray N, Ranjbar M, Sabouri P, Topoleski LDT. How Linear Elastic Material Properties Affect Lung Tumor Motion and Deformation: A Finite Element Analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e710. [PMID: 37786080 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Radiation therapy (RT) is a common method for treating lung cancer; however, targeting the moving tumor while sparing the surrounding healthy lung tissue is challenging. One of the methods proposed is tracking the tumor at the time of treatment and using multi leaf collimators (MLCs) to precisely target the tumor shape. One of the most accurate ways to predict the position and shape of the tumor is simulating the respiratory process at the time of RT delivery. However, an efficient and accurate way to find patient-specific material characteristics of lung and tumor as input for the simulation is still to be found. In this work, we have i) studied the effect that lung and tumor material properties have on tumor displacement and deformation and ii) found out that a simple, linear, elastic model may be sufficient for examining the effect of the material properties on the tumor displacement and deformation. MATERIALS/METHODS A model was constructed in a simulation environment. STL meshes of a lung and a tumor were imported and set up to have separate material property values assigned for elastic modulus, Poisson's ratio, and density. Boundary conditions on the lung included a fixed surface located at the top of the lung and a distributed boundary load on the lower surfaces of the lung. The boundary load provided a 2.5cm displacement of the lower surfaces to imitate the diaphragm motion during the inhalation phase of the breathing cycle. RESULTS Lung density showed no effect on tumor movement or deformation. Tumor displacement differences as a function of material property values ranged from 0.0043-1.53cm. The lung elastic modulus had the greatest effect on tumor displacement, with displacements ranging from 0.041- 1.53cm, or a range of approximately 1.5cm. Lung Poisson's ratio values affected displacement with a maximum displacement range of 0.1942cm. Tumor elastic modulus showed an insignificant effect on displacement of the tumor, with displacement ranges up to 0.0043cm. Tumor displacement was also insensitive to tumor Poisson's ratio values with a maximum range of displacement of 0.0005cm. CONCLUSION We found out that a simple, linear, elastic model was useful for examining the effect of the material properties on the tumor displacement and deformation. Tumor properties and Poisson's ratio of the lung did not affect the tumor displacement and deformation significantly; however, having a patient-specific approximated value for the lung elastic modulus is required for optimal modeling of the process. Implementation of MLC-based tracking in RT, although an effective technique, is complex and time-consuming. Finding simplifications that make this more cost- and time-efficient can potentially increase the accuracy of delivery techniques, especially for lung cancer. Improvements that can be easily adopted to the RT workflow can improve overall therapy outcomes and quality of life for more patients.
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- N Ray
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
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- University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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Prasuhn M, Rommel F, Grisanti S, Ranjbar M. [Bilateral alterations of the pigment epithelium in a 79-year-old male patient]. Ophthalmologie 2022; 119:1077-1080. [PMID: 35080639 DOI: 10.1007/s00347-021-01572-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- M Prasuhn
- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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Lüken S, Kurz M, Rommel F, Freitag JC, Ranjbar M, Tharun L, Perner S, Friedrich D, Rogacev M, Grisanti S, Kakkassery V. [PCR-confirmed late-onset Candida albicans endophthalmitis from a retinal biopsy]. Ophthalmologie 2022; 119:958-961. [PMID: 34661702 DOI: 10.1007/s00347-021-01510-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- S Lüken
- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Deutschland.,Pathologie, Forschungszentrums Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum, Borstel, Deutschland.,Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung, Borstel, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Infektiologie und Mikrobiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Infektiologie und Mikrobiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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Schiemenz C, Lüken S, Klassen AM, Ranjbar M, Illerhaus G, Fend F, Heindl LM, Chronopoulos A, Grisanti S, Kakkassery V. [Clinical procedures for intraocular lymphomas]. Ophthalmologie 2022; 119:675-685. [PMID: 35925411 DOI: 10.1007/s00347-022-01651-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The classification of intraocular lymphomas is based on their anatomical location. They are divided into uveal lymphomas with involvement of the choroid, ciliary body or iris and vitreoretinal lymphomas with isolated or combined involvement of the vitreous body and/or retina. Over the last decades it has become increasingly possible to work out the clinical and pathobiological features of the various subtypes, thereby reducing the diagnostic hurdles and creating improved treatment options. OBJECTIVE A summary of the various types of intraocular lymphoma in terms of clinical features, diagnostics, treatment and prognosis is given as well as recommendations for follow-up care. METHODS A selective literature search was carried out on the subject of intraocular lymphomas using PubMed and Google Scholar. RESULTS Intraocular lymphomas affect different structures, so that the symptoms can also be very different. The diagnostic spectrum ranges from typical ocular examination methods to sample biopsies with subsequent cytological, histological and molecular pathological processing. The treatment pillars available are percutaneous irradiation and intravitreal drug administration as local treatment and systemic treatment or a combination of systemic and local treatment. The prognosis depends mainly on the subtype of the lymphoma and the extent of the infestation when the diagnosis is confirmed. Even though some effective treatment options are now available, it has not yet been possible to significantly reduce the mortality rate. CONCLUSION Many different options are available for the diagnostics and treatment of intraocular lymphomas, which require close interdisciplinary cooperation. The further developments in the field of molecular pathology allow a faster and more accurate diagnosis and could open up new treatment options in the future.
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- C Schiemenz
- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie, Stammzelltransplantation und Palliativmedizin, Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR | Standort Mitte, Katharinenhospital, Stuttgart, Deutschland
- Stuttgart Cancer Center, Tumorzentrum Eva Mayr-Stihl, Stuttgart, Deutschland
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- Institut für Pathologie und Neuropathologie, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Deutschland
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Tübingen-Stuttgart, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, Medizinische Fakultät und Universitätsklinikum Köln, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Deutschland
- Centrum für Integrierte Onkologie (CIO) Aachen-Bonn-Köln-Düsseldorf, Köln, Deutschland
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- Augenklinik, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland
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Ranjbar M. Adsorption der Ampholyttenside an Apatit und Caleit. TENSIDE SURFACT DET 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/tsd-1992-290515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ranjbar M, Sabouri P, Mossahebi S, Sawant A, Mohindra P, Lasio G, Topoleski LDT. Validation of a CT-based motion model with in-situ fluoroscopy for lung surface deformation estimation. Phys Med Biol 2021; 66:045035. [PMID: 33207334 PMCID: PMC7906954 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abcbcf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Many surrogate-based motion models (SMMs), proposed to guide motion management in radiotherapy, are constructed by correlating motion of an external surrogate and internal anatomy during CT-simulation. Changes in this correlation define model break down. We validate a methodology that incorporates fluoroscopic images (FL) acquired during treatment for SMM construction and update. Under a prospective IRB, 4DCT scans, VisionRT surfaces, and orthogonal FLs were collected from five lung cancer patients. VisionRT surfaces and two FL time-series were acquired pre- and post-treatment. A simulated annealing optimization scheme was used to estimate optimal lung deformations by maximizing the mutual information between digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs) of the SMM-estimated 3D images and FLs. Our SMM used partial-least-regression and was trained using the optimal deformations and VisionRT surfaces from the first breathing-cycle. SMM performance was evaluated using the mutual information score between reference FLs and the corresponding SMM or phase-assigned 4DCT DRRs. The Hausdorff distance for contoured landmarks was used to evaluate target position estimation error. For four out of five patients, two principal components approximated lung surface deformations with submillimeter accuracy. Analysis of the mutual information score between more than 4,000 pairs of FL and DRR demonstrated that our model led to more similarity between the FL and DRR images compared to 4DCT and DRR images from a model based on an a priori correlation model. Our SMM consistently displayed lower mean and 95th percentile Hausdorff distances. For one patient, 95th percentile Hausdorff distance was reduced by 11mm. Patient-averaged reductions in mean and 95th percentile Hausdorff distances were 3.6mm and 7mm for right-lung, and 3.1mm and 4mm for left-lung targets. FL data were used to evaluate model performance and investigate the feasibility of model update. Despite variability in breathing, use of post-treatment FL preserved model fidelity and consistently outperformed 4DCT for position estimation.
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- M Ranjbar
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. These authors have contributed equally. Author to whom any correspondence should be addressed
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Haghi M, Ranjbar M, Karari K, Samadi-Miandoab S, Eftekhari A, Hosseinpour-Feizi MA. Certain haplotypes of the 3'-UTR region of the HLA-G gene are linked to breast cancer. Br J Biomed Sci 2021; 78:87-91. [PMID: 33237834 DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2020.1856495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Background: Human leukocyte antigen G belongs to the family of non-classical HLA class I genes, its expression considered an important immune escape mechanism of cancer cells. The polymorphisms in the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) region of HLA-G influence the magnitude of the protein by modulating HLA-G mRNA stability. We hypothesised links between any of eight (UTR) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and their haplotype of the HLA-G gene with breast cancer. Materials and Methods: Peripheral blood DNA from 100 patients affected by breast cancer and 100 controls was PCR sequenced for genotyping of 25 HLA-G 3'-UTR regions, including rs371194629 (+2960), rs1707 (+3003), rs1710 (+3010), rs17179101 (+3027), rs1063320 (+3142), rs9380142 (+3187), rs1610696 (+3196), and rs1233331 (+3227). Results: The 14-bp deletion (p = 0.01), and the +3010 (p = 0.021), +3142 (p = 0.006) and +3187 (p = 0.046) variants were significantly more prevalent in patients than in controls. In combining these data, two haplotypes of all eight SNPs and deletion/insertion (UTR-1 and UTR-4) are associated with breast cancer. Conclusion: Certain variants in the 3-UTR, and their combination as a haplotype, of the HLA-G gene are linked to breast cancer.
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- M Haghi
- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz , Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz , Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Sciences, University of Raparin , Ranya, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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- Department of Biology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University , Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences , Maragheh, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz , Tabriz, Iran
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Ranjbar M, Sabouri P, Mossahebi S, Leiser D, Foote M, Zhang J, Lasio G, Joshi S, Sawant A. Development and prospective in-patient proof-of-concept validation of a surface photogrammetry + CT-based volumetric motion model for lung radiotherapy. Med Phys 2019; 46:5407-5420. [PMID: 31518437 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE We develop and validate a motion model that uses real-time surface photogrammetry acquired concurrently with four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) to estimate respiration-induced changes within the entire irradiated volume, over arbitrarily many respiratory cycles. METHODS A research, couch-mounted, VisionRT (VRT) system was used to acquire optical surface data (15 Hz, ROI = 15 × 20 cm2 ) from the thoraco-abdominal surface of a consented lung SBRT patient, concurrently with their standard-of-care 4DCT. The end-exhalation phase from the 4DCT was regarded as reference and for each remaining phase, deformation vector fields (DVFs) with respect to the reference phase were computed. To reduce dimensionality, the first two principal components (PCs) of the matrix of nine DVFs were calculated. In parallel, ten phase-averaged VRT surfaces were created. Surface DVFs and corresponding PCs were computed. A principal least squares regression was used to relate the PCs of surface DVF to those of volume DVFs, establishing a relationship between time-varying surface and the underlying time-varying volume. Proof-of-concept validation was performed during each treatment fraction by concurrently acquiring 30 s time series of real-time surface data and "ground truth" kV fluoroscopic data (FL). A ray-tracing algorithm was used to create a digitally reconstructed fluorograph (DRF), and motion trajectories of high-contrast, soft-tissue, anatomical features in the DRF were compared with those from kV FL. RESULTS For five of the six fluoroscopic acquisition sessions, the model out-performed 4DCT in predicting contour Dice coefficient with respect to fluoroscopy-derived contours. Similarly, the model exhibited a marked improvement over 4DCT for patch positions on the diaphragm. Model patch position errors varied from 5 to -15 mm while 4DCT errors ranged between 5 and -22.4 mm. For one fluoroscopic acquisition, a marked change in the a priori internal-external correlation resulted in model errors comparable to those of 4DCT. CONCLUSIONS We described the development and a proof-of-concept validation for a volumetric motion model that uses surface photogrammetry to correlate the time-varying thoraco-abdominal surface to the time-varying internal thoraco-abdominal volume. These early results indicate that the proposed approach can result in a marked improvement over 4DCT. While limited by the duration of the fluoroscopic acquisitions as well as the resolution of the acquired images, the DRF-based proof-of-concept technique developed here is model-agnostic, and therefore, has the potential to be used as an in-patient validation tool for other volumetric motion models.
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- M Ranjbar
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, University of Utah, 72 South Central Campus Drive, Room 3750, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, University of Utah, 72 South Central Campus Drive, Room 3750, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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Ranjbar M, Rothe M, Klapa S, Lange T, Prasuhn M, Grisanti S, Riemekasten G, Humrich JY. Evaluation of choroidal substructure perfusion in patients affected by systemic sclerosis: an optical coherence tomography angiography study. Scand J Rheumatol 2019; 49:141-145. [PMID: 31526060 DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2019.1641616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Objective: Vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by the obliteration of arterioles and a reduced capillary density in various tissues. In SSc, atrophic alterations of the choroid have been suggested based on morphological data acquired by optical coherence tomography (OCT). In this study, we aimed to assess the choroid in eyes of patients with SSc from a microcirculatory, dynamic point of view by adding optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to the diagnostic spectrum.Method: SSc patients were enrolled, and age- and gender-matched healthy subjects were used as controls. In addition to basic ophthalmological and rheumatological examinations, individuals underwent enhanced-depth imaging OCT and OCTA. Subfoveal thicknesses of the choroid as well as all three choroidal vascular sublayers were measured and submacular perfusion values were evaluated.Results: In total, 12 patients with SSc and 12 matched controls were included. The median age of participants was 64 years. Submacular perfusion was significantly lower in the choriocapillaris (Δ = 0.72%; p = 0.045), Sattler's layer (Δ = 2.87%; p = 0.001), and Haller's layer (Δ = 2.69%; p = 0.018) of SSc patients compared to controls. Subfoveal thicknesses of Sattler's layer (Δ = 15 µm; p = 0.026) and Haller's layer (Δ = 41 µm; p = 0.045) were also significantly smaller in the SSc group.Conclusion: Choroidal microcirculation is impaired in SSc, even in patients without ophthalmological symptoms. Choroidal OCT and OCTA may offer additional biomarkers for SSc activity.
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- M Ranjbar
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Laboratory for Angiogenesis and Ocular Cell Transplantation, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Laboratory for Angiogenesis and Ocular Cell Transplantation, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Laboratory for Angiogenesis and Ocular Cell Transplantation, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Ranjbar M, Effati S, Miri SM. An efficient neural network for solving convex optimization problems with a nonlinear complementarity problem function. Soft comput 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00500-019-04189-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Barghikar H, Mosaddegh P, Masoumi M, Ranjbar M. The effect of packing phase and mold temperature on the directional warpage of spherical lenses using the injection molding process. SN Appl Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-019-0615-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Moghimi A, Ranjbar M, Aghabozorg H, Jalali F, Shamsipur M, Chadah RK. Synthesis, NMR Characterisation, X–ray Crystal Structure and Solution Studies of Ni(II) Complexes of a Pyridine Containing Self–assembling System. Journal of Chemical Research 2019. [DOI: 10.3184/030823402103170646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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X-ray analysis of Ni(II) complexes of the self-assembling system LH2, [pyda.H2][pydc] (pydc.H2 = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid and pyda = 2,6-pyridinediamine), indicated that two six-coordinated anionic [pyda.H]2[Ni(pydc)2].H2O (I) and neutral [Ni(pydc.H)2].3H2O (II) complexes are formed at different temperature conditions in water; in agreement with the results obtained from potentiometric pH titrations in the pH range 3.5–5.5.
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- A. Moghimi
- Department of Chemistry, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Ghamari S, Nabitabar M, Ranjbar M. Study the Properties of Gadolinium-Doped Ceria Nano-Powders Synthesized Via Sol–Gel Method with New Precursors. Iran J Sci Technol Trans Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40995-017-0270-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sbiaa R, Shaw JM, Nembach HT, Al Bahri M, Ranjbar M, Åkerman J, Piramanayagam SN. Ferromagnetic resonance measurements of (Co/Ni/Co/Pt) multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. J Phys D Appl Phys 2016; 49:https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/42/425002. [PMID: 33100381 PMCID: PMC7580010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Multilayers of [Co/Ni(t)/Co/Pt]×8 with varying Ni thickness were investigated for possible use as a free layer in magnetic tunnel junctions and spintronics devices. The thickness t of the Ni sub-layer was varied from 0.3 nm to 0.9 nm and the resulting magnetic properties were compared with (Co/Ni) and (Co/Pt) multilayers. As determined from magnetic force microscopy, magnetometry and ferromagnetic resonance measurements, all multilayers exhibited perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Compared with (Co/Pt) multilayers, the sample with t of 0.9 nm showed almost the same anisotropy field of μ 0 H k = 1.15 T but the damping constant was 40% lower. These characteristics make these multilayers attractive for spin torque based magnetoresistive devices with perpendicular anisotropy.
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- R Sbiaa
- Department of Physics, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 36, PC 123, Muscat, Oman
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- Quantum Electromagnetics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
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- Quantum Electromagnetics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 36, PC 123, Muscat, Oman
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, SPMS-04-01, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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- Physics Department, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Materials and Nanophysics, School of ICT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Isafjordsg. 22, 16440 Kista, Sweden
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, SPMS-04-01, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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Taheri M, Nabian S, Ranjbar M, Mazaheri Nezhad R, Gerami Sadeghian A, Sazmand A. Study of vitellogenin in Boophilus annulatus tick larvae and its immunological aspects. Trop Biomed 2014; 31:398-405. [PMID: 25382465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Boophilus annulatus is an important one-host tick in the Mediterranean regions and Iran. It can transmit the Babesia bigemina, Babesia bovis and Anaplasma marginale to cattle. Nowadays, immunization programs by tick proteins is one of the potential methods for the control and prevention of tick infestations. Therefore, the characterization and identification of various tick proteins are necessary. Vitellogenin is a precursor of vitellin that is produced in mid gut cells and fat bodies in ticks. In this study, we characterized vitellogenin protein of B. annulatus unfed larvae using one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis and immunoblotting. In one-dimensional immunoblotting, 48, 70, 100, 130 and >250 kDa protein bands positively reacted with immune sera. In two-dimensional immunoblotting many protein spots positively reacted with immune sera. Six of them were analyzed by MALDI-TOF and MALDI-TOF- TOF mass spectrometry. The results showed that amino acid sequences of four immunogenic proteins with molecular weights of 38, 43, 85 and 97 kDa had identity to tick vitellogenin and its homologues (GP80), based on the Mascot search results. It seems that more knowledge on tick proteins including vitellogenin and their characterization could be useful for the development of anti-tick vaccines.
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- M Taheri
- Rastegar Reference Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Rastegar Reference Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Iran
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Raeisi A, Ringwald P, Safa O, Shahbazi A, Ranjbar M, Keshavarz H, Nateghpour M, Faraji L. Monitoring of the therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine for the treatment of uncomplicated,Plasmodium falciparummalaria in Iran. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 2013; 100:11-6. [PMID: 16417708 DOI: 10.1179/136485906x86220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Between 2002 and 2004, the standardized 28-day protocol recently developed by the World Health Organization was used to explore the efficacy of chloroquine, in the treatment of uncomplicated, Plasmodium falciparum malaria, in five sentinel sites in southern Iran. All but 14 of the 158 patients enrolled (128, 28 and two from the provinces of Sistan-Baluchestan, Hormozgan and Kerman, respectively) were successfully followed-up. The overall frequency of treatment failure by day 28 was 78.5%, with 17.4% of the patients being classed as early treatment failures, 34.7% as late clinical failures, and 26.4% as late parasitological failures. There appeared to be no significant change in the frequency of treatment failure between the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 transmission seasons, nor any significant between-site variation in the efficacy of chloroquine. Given these observations, the replacement of chloroquine, as the first-line drug for the treatment of uncomplicated, P. falciparum malaria in Iran, was inevitable. Artesunate-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine is now the recommended first-line treatment, with artemether-lumefantrine used for second-line treatment. The efficacies of these combination therapies are currently being evaluated and monitored.
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- A Raeisi
- National Malaria Control Programme, Disease Management Centre, 68 Iranshahr Avenue, Tehran, Iran.
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Ranjbar M, Shirazian S, Ghafarnejad Parto S, Ahmadi M. Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Mass Transfer in the Separation of Fermentation Products Using Nanoporous Membranes. Chem Eng Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201300008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ostovar A, Raeisi A, Haghdoost AA, Ranjbar M, Rahimi A, Sheikhzadeh K, Majdzadeh R. Lessons learnt from malaria epidemics in the Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J 2012; 18:864-9. [PMID: 23057376 DOI: 10.26719/2012.18.8.864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is in the pre-elimination phase of malaria control, but malaria epidemics are still a concern in the south of the country. This retrospective study presents the epidemiological characteristics and predisposing factors of 60 of the malaria epidemics reported in Sistan va Baluchestan province during 2005-09. A zero-truncated negative binomial model was used to investigate the relation between predictor variables and the total number of malaria cases. Malaria epidemics occurred mainly in the southern part of the province, mostly between July and October, peaking in August. Most malaria epidemics were small-scale (68.3% were < 100 cases) and short (51.7% lasted < 1 month). Plasmodium falciparum was present in 46.7% of the epidemics. An increase in the rainfall rate as well as population movements were the most significant predisposing factors. The results may help inform an epidemic investigation and reporting system as the country approaches the malaria elimination phase.
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- A Ostovar
- School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Akhgar B, Pazouki M, Ranjbar M, Hosseinnia A, Salarian R. Application of Taguchi method for optimization of synthetic rutile nano powder preparation from ilmenite concentrate. Chem Eng Res Des 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Jalali M, Mahdavi M, Memarian H, Ranjbar M, Soleymani M, Fassihi A, Abedi D. Antimicrobial evaluation of some novel derivatives of 3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)-one. Res Pharm Sci 2012; 7:243-7. [PMID: 23248675 PMCID: PMC3523416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The antimicrobial activity of thirty six novel dihydropyrimidine derivatives was evaluated against common pathogenic bacteria. Significant antimicrobial activity (MIC=32, 64 μg/ml) was observed. Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa as Gram-negative bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus as Gram-positive bacteria were determined to be the most susceptible pathogens in this study. The highest inhibitory activity was observed against Gram-negative microorganisms. The widest spectrum of antibacterial activity was exerted by C6 and C22. Most of the compounds had remarkable antifungal activity (MIC=32 μg/ml).
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- M. Jalali
- Food Security Research Center and School of Food Science Nutrition and, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran.,Corresponding author: M. Jalali Tel. 0098 311 7922781, Fax. 0098 311 6682509
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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Shokrollahi A, Abbaspour A, Ghaedi M, Haghighi AN, Kianfar A, Ranjbar M. Construction of a new Cu2+ coated wire ion selective electrode based on 2-((2-(2-(2-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzylidene amino)phenyl)disufanyl)phenylimino)methyl)-4-methoxyphenol Schiff base. Talanta 2011; 84:34-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2010.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2010] [Revised: 11/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Almodares A, Ranjbar M, Hadi MR. Effects of nitrogen treatments and harvesting stages on the aconitic acid, invert sugar and fiber in sweet sorghum cultivars. J Environ Biol 2010; 31:1001-1005. [PMID: 21506489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Sweet sorghum is adapted to the hot and dry climatic conditions and its tolerance to slat is moderately. It can be used for different products such as food, feed, fiber and fuel. This study was carried out to evaluate the effects, three nitrogen treatments, and three harvesting stages on the aconitic acid, fiber and invert sugar of three sweet sorghum cultivars in the experimental station and the results showed that the effects were significant. Among nitrogen treatments, application of 100 kg ha(-1) urea at planting and 200 kg ha(-1) urea at 4 leaf stage had the highest aconitic acid (0.26%) and invert sugar (3.44%). Among sweet sorghum cultivars, IS2325 and Vespa had the highest aconitic acid (0.26%) and invert sugar (3.86%), respectively Plant harvested at 4 leaf stage had the highest aconitic acid (0.26%) and the highest invert sugar (3.85%). Rio had higher fiber content than Vespa and IS2325 and all cultivars had the highest fiber content before chilling harvesting stage. In general, since high invert sugar and high aconitic acid interfere crystallization of sugar so, it is suggested that to plant Vespa, apply urea 100 kg ha(-1) urea at planting, 100 kg ha' urea at 4 leaf stage and 100 kg ha(-1) urea at booting and harvested before chilling that had lowest aconitic acid and invert sugar. Thereby, it is recommended to plant Vespa, apply urea 100 kg ha(-1) urea at planting, 100 kg ha(-1) urea at 4 leaf stage and 100 kg ha(-1) urea at booting and harvested at 4 leaf stage that had the highest aconitic acid.
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- A Almodares
- Biology Department, College of Science, University of Isfahan, Isfahan--81846-73441, Iran.
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Khalilzadeh O, Anvari M, Esteghamati A, Momen-Heravi F, Mahmoudi M, Rashidi A, Amiri HM, Ranjbar M, Tabataba-Vakili S, Amirzargar A. The interleukin-1 family gene polymorphisms and Graves' disease. Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 2010; 71:281-5. [PMID: 20400062 DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2010.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2009] [Revised: 01/06/2010] [Accepted: 01/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Genetic factors, including cytokine gene polymorphisms, are potential contributors to the pathogenesis of the Graves' disease (GD). We attempted in this study to determine the association between GD and the following polymorphisms in the interleukin-1 (IL-1) family genes: IL-1alpha (-889C/T), IL-1ss (-511C/T), IL-1ss (+3962C/T), IL-1R (Pst-1 1970C/T) and IL-1RA (Mspa-I 11100C/T). We studied 107 patients with an established diagnosis of GD and 140 healthy controls. Cytokine typing was performed by the polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers assay. Genotype distributions among patients were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for all polymorphisms. The frequency of the IL-1alpha -889T allele was significantly higher in patients than in controls (51.9% vs. 31.6%, OR=2.33, 95% CI=1.61-3.38; p<0.0001). The IL-1RA Msp-I 11100C allele was significantly more frequent in patients than in controls (50.0% vs. 22.9%, OR=3.38, 95% CI=2.29-4.97, p<0.0001). No significant associations were found for other polymorphisms. Although the IL-1 family has well-known roles in GD pathogenesis, the contributions of their genetic variations to the disease are unclear. In this study, we documented a highly significant association between GD and polymorphism in IL-1alpha and IL-1RA genes. Further studies in other populations are necessary to confirm our results.
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- O Khalilzadeh
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali-Asr hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Alizadeh A, Ansari S, Ranjbar M, Shalmani H, Habibi I, Firouzi M, Zali M. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Nahavand: a population-based study. East Mediterr Health J 2009. [DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.1.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Alizadeh AHM, Ansari S, Ranjbar M, Shalmani HM, Habibi I, Firouzi M, Zali MR. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Nahavand: a population-based study. East Mediterr Health J 2009; 15:129-135. [PMID: 19469435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated H. pylori seroprevalence and the relevant factors in 1518 people aged > or = 6 years from the general population of Nahavand, western Islamic Republic of Iran. Questionnaires covering sociodemographic variables were completed by interview. Blood samples were taken from each individual. Sera were tested for anti-H. pylori IgG using commercial enzyme immunoassay. Overall, seroprevalence of H. pylori was high, 71.0% (95% CI: 69.0%-73.0%). There was a gradual increase with age. Based on multivariate adjustment, only female sex and age could be considered risk factors.
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- A H M Alizadeh
- Research Centre for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Ranjbar M, Rezaiee A, Hashemi S, Mehdipour S. Neurobrucellosis: report of a rare disease in 20 Iranian patients referred to a tertiary hospital. East Mediterr Health J 2009. [DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.1.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ranjbar M, Rezaiee AA, Hashemi SH, Mehdipour S. Neurobrucellosis: report of a rare disease in 20 Iranian patients referred to a tertiary hospital. East Mediterr Health J 2009; 15:143-148. [PMID: 19469437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We reviewed the clinical manifestations and outcome of 20 cases of neurobrocellosis out of 1375 patients with brucellosis admitted to the infectious diseases ward of a tertiary hospital in Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran. Of the 20 cases, 12 had meningitis (acute and subacute), 4 had meningoencephalitis, 2 had myelopathy, 1 had polyradiculopathy and 1 had meningovascular complications manifested by stroke. The most prevalent symptoms were headache (75%), vomiting and fever (50%) and unconsciousness (35%). Among 20 neurobrucellosis patients, 1 died and the other 19 recovered; 14 fully recovered and 5 patients had residual neurological deficits. In endemic areas, the disease should be ruled out in all patients who develop unexplained neurological symptoms.
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- M Ranjbar
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Mohammadi G, Roostaii O, Bolandi M, Hashemi S, Ranjbar M, Hajilooi M. Seroprevalence of IgG Antibodies to Pertussis Toxin in the First Grade Medical Students in Hamedan, Iran. Int J Infect Dis 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Alizadeh AHM, Ranjbar M, Yadollahzadeh M. Patient concerns regarding chronic hepatitis B and C infection. East Mediterr Health J 2008; 14:1142-1147. [PMID: 19161087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Counselling of patients with viral hepatitis is often limited to discussions about how the virus is transmitted. The aim of the present study was to document the principal concerns of patients suffering from chronic hepatitis B and C infection. The most common volunteered concerns were infecting family members (80.6%), infecting others (66.7%), side-effects of treatment (50.0%), disease progression to cirrhosis (44.4%), loss of employment (41.7%), liver transplantation (36.1%), social stigma (36.1%), change in lifestyle (33.3%), development of liver cancer (25%), costs and money (22.2%), fear of disease (5.6%) and psychological disease (5.6%). Health care providers who focus counselling efforts exclusively on viral transmission are unlikely to address other important concerns.
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- A H M Alizadeh
- Research Centre of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Keramat F, Hashemi SH, Mamani M, Ranjbar M, Erfan H. Survey of antibiogram tests in cholera patients in the 2005 epidemic in Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J 2008; 14:768-775. [PMID: 19166158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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An analytical cross-sectional study determined the serogroups and serotypes of Vibrio cholerae, and their antibiotic resistance rates, in the 2005 cholera epidemic in Hamadan. All 190 patients with positive stool cultures had V. cholerae serogroup O1, biotype El Tor and serotype Inaba positive. Of 60 cases selected randomly for antibiogram testing, sensitivity to norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, kanamycin, amikacin, tetracycline and doxycycline was 97%, 92%, 88%, 85%, 77% and 67% respectively. Resistance to furazolidone, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and erythromycin was 100%, 98% and 62% respectively. Comparison with the results of the 1998 epidemic suggests a worrying increase in the resistance of V. cholerae to erythromycin, doxycycline and ciprofloxacin.
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- F Keramat
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sina Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Principal component and cluster analyses were used to evaluate the pattern of morphological variation in 122 accessions of Aegilops crassa for 14 quantitative characters. With the principal component analysis, the first five principal components with eigenvalues more than 1 contributed 69.5% of the variability amongst accessions, whereas PC6 to PC14 were less than unity. Plant height, stem diameter, spike length and number of spikelets per spike were the most important characters in the first principal component. The germplasm was grouped into five clusters using cluster analysis. Although each cluster had some specific characteristics of its own, but clusters were not clearly separated when plotted by the first two principal components. Mahalanobis distances (D2) determined that plant height, stem diameter, spike length, number of spikelets per spike, node width, seed length, seed width and flowering date characters as the most important characters in differentiating the accessions. The morphological variation of Aegilops crassa accessions obtained in this study provides useful information for the future collection and makes these genetic resources more accessible to breeders.
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- M Ranjbar
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Agricultural College, Tehran University, Karaj, Iran
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Alizadeh AHM, Behrouz N, Salmanzadeh S, Ranjbar M, Azimian MH, Habibi E, Jaafari F, Zolfagharian K, Zali MR. Escherichia coli, Shigella and Salmonella species in acute diarrhoea in Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J 2007; 13:243-9. [PMID: 17684844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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This study investigated the frequency of Escherichia col, Shigella and Salmonella species in stool specimens from patients with diarrhoea presenting to health centres in Hamedan province, Islamic Republic of Iran. From 144 samples, Shigella strains were isolated in 17 cases (11.8%): 10 Sh. flexneri, 3 Sh. sonnei, 2 Sh. boydii and 2 untyped strains. No Salmonella strains were isolated. Using molecular diagnostic methods, diarrheogenic E. coli were detected in 37 cases (25.7%), the majority were enterotoxigenic (ETEC) (22 cases) and Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) strains (15 cases). In 14 cases (9.7%) there was co-infection.
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- A H M Alizadeh
- Research Centre of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Shaheed Beheshti University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Alizadeh AHM, Ranjbar M, Ansari S, MirArab A, Alavian SM, Mohammad K, Adibi P, Sadri GH, Keramat F, Ardalan A, Arabi M, Gharekhani S, Ataei A, Amraei GR, Hosseinzadeh M, Hatami S, Zali M. Seroprevalence of hepatitis B in Nahavand, Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J 2006; 12:528-37. [PMID: 17333790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We determined the seroprevalence of hepatitis B in Nahavand in a sample of 1824 subjects > 5 years in 2002. Face-to-face interviews were conducted and blood samples taken. The association between risk factor and hepatitis B was assessed using logistic regression. The prevalence of HBsAg positive cases was 2.3%, and HBcAb and HBsAb were isolated in 7.8% and 11.6% of the participants respectively; 11.9% were positive for both HBcAb and HBsAb. History of surgery and imprisonment were the major risk factors for infection with odds ratios of 2.14 (95% CI: 1.22-3.05) and 3.57 (95% CI: 1.68-5.4) respectively.
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- A H M Alizadeh
- Research Centre of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Alizadeh A, Ranjbar M, Kashani KM, Taheri MM, Bodaghi M. Albendazole versus metronidazole in the treatment of patients with giardiasis in the Islamic Republic of Iran. East Mediterr Health J 2006; 12:548-54. [PMID: 17333792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We examined the therapeutic effects of albendazole compared to metronidazole in 120 patients with giardiasis in Hamdan. Patients were randomized to receive albendazole (400 mg, once daily for 5 days) or metronidazole (250 mg, 3 times a day for 5 days). Demographic data of the patients, results of stool examination for Giardia trophozoites before and after treatment, and drug side-effects were recorded. After treatment 6 (10.0%) of the albendazole group had trophozoites compared with 14 (23.3%) of metronidazole group (P < 0.05). Patients in the albendazole group had fewer side-effects while 43.3% of the metronidazole group experienced a metallic taste and 35.0% experienced loss of appetite. Albendazole is an easy, safe and effective treatment for giardiasis.
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- A Alizadeh
- Research Centre for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Rezazadeh M, Hajilooi M, Rafiei A, Haidari M, Nikoopour E, Kerammat F, Mamani M, Ranjbar M, Hashemi H. TLR4 polymorphism in Iranian patients with brucellosis. J Infect 2005; 53:206-10. [PMID: 16343635 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2005] [Revised: 10/19/2005] [Accepted: 10/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Brucellosis is a zoonosis of both public health and economic significance in most developing countries. Polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) have been reported to be associated with a blunted immune response to microbial pathogens. Information regarding any association between genetic variation of TLR4 and susceptibility to brucellosis is not available in the literatures. The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the role of polymorphic alleles of TLR4 gene in susceptibility to brucellosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this case-control study, 198 patients with brucellosis and 111 healthy volunteers matched for sex, age and geographic area were evaluated by genotyping for polymorphism in TLR4 gene (Asp299Gly) using amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS)-PCR method. RESULTS Allele 896G was more prevalent in patients with brucellosis compared to healthy controls (33.6% vs. 20.7%, P=0.000003). Also the frequency of G allele of TLR4 gene was significantly higher in male patients with brucellosis compared to the same sex in control group (36% vs. 21.7%, P=0.00005). Multiple logistic regression analysis demonstrated that male patients heterozygous at allele G gene had a significantly higher risk for brucellosis with an odds ratio of OR 2.89, 95% CI: 1.79-4.69, P<0.0001). CONCLUSION This study is the first to show an association between genetic polymorphism in TLR4 gene and susceptibility to brucellosis.
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- M Rezazadeh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Sina Hospital, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
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Iranfar S, Shakeri J, Ranjbar M, NazhadJafar P, Razaie M. Is unintended pregnancy a risk factor for depression in Iranian women? East Mediterr Health J 2005; 11:618-24. [PMID: 16700376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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A study was carried out to determine the association between unintended pregnancy and pre- and postpartum depression in 163 women in Kermanshah city, Islamic Republic of Iran. Using the self-administered Beck Depression Inventory for educated women and a special interview for illiterate women, 105 intended and 58 unintended pregnancies were studied. Of the 58 women with unintended pregnancy, 43% reported attempting to abort the fetus. Depression at 37 weeks' gestation was slightly higher in the unintended than the intended pregnancy group (53.4% versus 41.0%; relative risk = 1.3) and depression 10 days postpartum was much higher in the unintended group (48.7% versus 25.6%; relative risk = 1.9). Screening for depression is recommended for pregnant women with unintended pregnancy.
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- S Iranfar
- Educational Development Centre and Reproductive Research Centre, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Darani HY, Ranjbar M, Saidzadeh SA, Manouchehri K, Shahbakhsh N, Aminifard M. The quality of field malaria diagnosis in Iranshahr, Iran. J Vector Borne Dis 2005; 42:74-6. [PMID: 16161704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023] Open
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- H Yousofi Darani
- Dept. of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Rahmatieh, Shahrekord, Iran.
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Moghimi A, Shokrollahi A, Shamsipur M, Aghabozorg H, Ranjbar M. X-ray crystal structure and solution studies of hexacoordinated mercury (II) complex of a pyridine containing proton transfer compound. J Mol Struct 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2004.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ranjbar M, Aghabozorg H, Moghimim A. Crystal structure of bis(2,6-diaminopyridinum) tetrachloropalladate(II), (C5H8N3)2 · PdCl4. Z KRIST-NEW CRYST ST 2003. [DOI: 10.1524/ncrs.2003.218.jg.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- M. Ranjbar
- 1Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology, 71 Forsat St., Enghelab Ave., Tehran, Iran
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- 2Teacher Training University, Department of Chemistry, 49 Mofateh Ave., 15614 Tehran, Iran
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- 3University of Imam Hossein, Department of Chemistry, P. O. Box 16575-397, Tehran, Iran
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Ranjbar M, Aghabozorg H, Moghimi A. Crystal structure of bis(2,6-diaminopyridinium) diaqua-bis-(2,6-pyridinedicarboxylato)-bis(2,6-pyridinedicarboxylato)- dibismuthate(III) tetrahydrate, (C28H16O18N4Bi2)(C5H8N3)2 · 4H2O. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1524/ncrs.2003.218.4.432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Abstract C38H40Bi2N10O22, triclinic, P1̅̅ (No. 2), a = 9.699(1) Å, b = 10.500(1) Å, c = 10.890(1) Å, α = 85.587(3)°, β = 88.128(3)°, γ = 84.257(3)°, V = 1099.9 Å3, Z = 1, Rgt(F) = 0.028, wRref(F2) = 0.061, T = 295 K.
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- M. Ranjbar
- 1Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Department of Chemical Industries, Tehran, Iran
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- 2Teacher Training University, Department of Chemistry, 49 Mofateh Avenue, 15614 Tehran, Iran
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- 3University of Imam Hossein, Department of Chemistry, Tehran, Iran
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Ranjbar M, Aghabozorg H, Moghimim A. Crystal structure of bis(2,6-diaminopyridinium) diaqua-bis- (2,6-pyridinedicarboxylato)-bis(2,6-pyridinedicarboxylato)- dibismuthate(III) tetrahydrate, (C28H16O18N4Bi2)(C5H8N3)· 4H2O. Z KRIST-NEW CRYST ST 2003. [DOI: 10.1524/ncrs.2003.218.jg.464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Moghimi A, Ranjbar M, Aghabozorg H, Jalali F, Shamsipur M, Chadha KK. Synthesis, characterization, and X-ray crystal structures of Co(II) and La(III) complexes of a pyridine containing self-assembling system and solution studies of the Co(II) complex. CAN J CHEM 2002. [DOI: 10.1139/v02-183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The complexes [pyda.H]2[Co(pydc)2]·H2O (I) and [pyda·H]2[La2(pydc)4(H2O)4].2H2O (II) were prepared from the complexation of a novel pyridine containing self-assembling system LH2, ([pyda·H2]2+[pydc]2) (pyda = 2,6-pyridinediamine and pydc·H2 = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid), with cobalt(II) and lanthanum(III) salts in 82% and 74% yields, respectively. The characterizations were performed using elemental analysis, ESI mass spectroscopy as well as 1H and 13C solution NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography. The crystal systems I and II are monoclinic and triclinic with space groups P21/n and P[Formula: see text] respectively. Coordination number around each Co atom is six with distorted octahedral geometry, while coordination number around each La atom is nine with highly distorted tricapped trigonal prism geometry. The paramagnetic Co(II) and diamagnetic La(III) complexes show 1H NMR resonances of both anionic [pydc]2- and cationic counter ion [pyda·H]+ in DMSO-d6. The complexation reactions of the complex I in aqueous solution were investigated by potentiometric pH titrations and the equilibrium constants for all major complexes formed are described. The results are presented in the form of distribution diagrams revealing the concentrations of individual complex species as a function of pH. The results revealed that at a pH range 4.04.5 the major complex species is [(pyda·H)]2[Co(pydc)2].Key words: self-assembly, X-ray crystal structure, Co(II) complex, La(III) complex, 2,6- pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 2,6-pyridinediamine, hydrogen bonding.
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Moghimi A, Ranjbar M, Aghabozorg H, Jalali F, Shamsipur M, Yap G, Rahbarnoohi H. A novel pyridine containing self-assembling system: synthesis, characterization, X-ray crystal structure, 13 C solid phase NMR and solution studies. J Mol Struct 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2860(01)00755-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- M Ranjbar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tarbiat Moallem, Tehran, Iran
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Ranjbar M, Aghabozorg H, Moghimi A, Yanovsky A. Crystal structure of 2,6-diaminopyridinum bis(2,6-pyridinedicarboxylato) chromium(III) 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid hemihydrate, C26H18CrN6O12 · 0.5H2O. Z KRIST-NEW CRYST ST 2001. [DOI: 10.1524/ncrs.2001.216.14.660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lu SM, Lu W, Qasim MA, Anderson S, Apostol I, Ardelt W, Bigler T, Chiang YW, Cook J, James MN, Kato I, Kelly C, Kohr W, Komiyama T, Lin TY, Ogawa M, Otlewski J, Park SJ, Qasim S, Ranjbar M, Tashiro M, Warne N, Whatley H, Wieczorek A, Wieczorek M, Wilusz T, Wynn R, Zhang W, Laskowski M. Predicting the reactivity of proteins from their sequence alone: Kazal family of protein inhibitors of serine proteinases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:1410-5. [PMID: 11171964 PMCID: PMC29270 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.98.4.1410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2000] [Accepted: 12/07/2000] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An additivity-based sequence to reactivity algorithm for the interaction of members of the Kazal family of protein inhibitors with six selected serine proteinases is described. Ten consensus variable contact positions in the inhibitor were identified, and the 19 possible variants at each of these positions were expressed. The free energies of interaction of these variants and the wild type were measured. For an additive system, this data set allows for the calculation of all possible sequences, subject to some restrictions. The algorithm was extensively tested. It is exceptionally fast so that all possible sequences can be predicted. The strongest, the most specific possible, and the least specific inhibitors were designed, and an evolutionary problem was solved.
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- S M Lu
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 1393 Brown Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1393, USA
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